WEST LAFAYETTE — Three Purdue University professors have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.

The organization recognized Jan P. Allebach, the Hewlett-Packard Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; R. Graham Cooks, the Henry Bohn Hass Distinguished Professor of Chemistry; and Philip S. Low, the Ralph C. Corley Distinguished Professor of Chemistry.

The three are among 170 new fellows “who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society,” according to a statement from the NAI.